Raw Materials

17th Jan 2019

Indorama Ventures Limited (IVL) will exhibit its CoolVisions brand of dyeable polypropylene filament and staple at the upcoming OR Winter Market/Snow Show in Denver this month. In addition, visitors to the CoolVisions/Indorama booth 55034-UL will discover new fabrics featuring IVL's IP intelligent performance range of specialty polyesters like Ecorama...

17th Jan 2019

Velox, an IMCD company, has formed distribution partnership with global company Porcher Industries in territories like Benelux, UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Spain/Portugal. The agreement includes complete product range of Porcher Industries, such as glass yarn fabrics (coated or greige), woven carbon fabrics and thermoplastics...

16th Jan 2019

Michelman has extended its distribution agreement with Safic-Alcan, an international specialty chemicals distributor, to Central Europe, Poland and Turkey. Capitalising on the success that Safic-Alcan has had in France and UK, it will now manage Michelman’s distribution throughout its subsidiaries located in Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia and...

8th Jan 2019

A commercial multi-million pillow programme with a major North American big-box retailer, Pegasus Home Furnishings, in which Alexium International Group’s Alexicool products are the key phase change materials (PCM) ingredient has begun. These products have been selected as the key cooling technology for innovative pillows to be developed in the...

3rd Jan 2019

GrapheneCA has become part of IntelliFLEX, the Canadian group which aims to unite companies and research and academic organisations into supply chains for flexible, 3D printable electronics, 2D large area printable electronics, wearable electronics, smart textiles and hybrid electronics, including related semiconductors, integrated circuits and...

31st Dec 2018

Technora black, the strong, flame-retardant para-aramid fibre of Teijin Ltd, has been selected for use in the back panel of the newest Aquos zero, Sharp’s flagship smartphone model. The new model, which weighs just 146g, has a plastic back panel reinforced with Technora black and a frame made of magnesium alloy. It will be the world’s lightest...

27th Dec 2018

McDermott International Inc, has been awarded a technology contract by HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd (HRRL) for the license and basic engineering design of two 490 KTA polypropylene plants in India. The plants will use Lummus’ proprietary Novolen process reactors and NHP catalyst to produce full range of polypropylene products for Indian and regional...

26th Dec 2018

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has entered into a deal to take over 25 per cent of shares in ELG Carbon Fibre (ECF) from ELG Carbon Fibre International (ECFI), a subsidiary of ELG Haniel (ELG) in Germany. Under the deal, MC will promote the sales and marketing of ECF products through the company’s channels already engaged in the business of plastic resin...

25th Dec 2018

Solvay has appointed Composites One as its North America distributor for process materials and tooling product lines. Composites One, now part of Solvay’s authorised distribution network, will offer a large range of consumables including vacuum bagging films, release films, release fabrics, peel plies, breather fabrics, sealant tapes and adhesive...